13.Hurricane Katrina

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Hurricane Katrina
As a class we will be learning and teaching about Hurricane Katrina. The objective is to learn about hurricanes in general and about Katrina specifically. Always keep in mind that the study of geography might save your life, or at least make it less vulnerable to the vicissitudes of the weather.

First:
Print the National Hurricane Centre Western Atlantic Tracking Chart and plot the table from the table below upon it. Ensure that your plot shows the status of the hurricane. Include a title and a key. Use the correct symbol as per the instructions at Hurricane Tracking


Date
 Time (EDT)
Latitude (°N)
Longitude (°W)
Wind Speed (mph)
Pressure (mb)
Status
23/08/2005
 2000
 23.3
 75.8
 35
 1007
 Tropical Depression
24/08/2005
 2300
 26.0
 78.0
 50
 1001
 Tropical Storm
25/08/2005
 1900
 25.9
 80.1
 80
 985
 Category 1 Hurricane
26/08/2005
 2300
 24.6
 83.6
 105
 965
 Category 2 Hurricane
27/08/2005
 2000
 24.8
 85.9
 115
 944
 Category 3 Hurricane
28/08/2005
 0800
 25.7
 87.7
 160
 908
 Category 5 Hurricane
28/08/2005
 2300
 27.6
 89.4
 160
 904
 Category 5 Hurricane
29/08/2005
 0700
 29.1
 89.6
 145
 918
 Category 4 Hurricane
29/08/2005
 2000
 32.9
 88.9
 65
 965
 Tropical Storm
30/08/2005
 1100
 36.8
 87.5
 35
 985
 Tropical Depression
Source: Palm Beach Post Storm

Second: Intelligence Groups' Discovery Learning Activity
Objective:To explain the formation of hurricanes in general and how and why Katrina was so devastating.
Task: Research and prepare a quick lesson that each member will peer teach.
Directions: Using primarily the sources provided (but not exclusively) on this wikispace research and prepare a mini-lesson on one of the following aspects of hurricanes and Hurricane Katrina.
Time: 30 minutes of class and 15 - 20 minutes of peer teaching.

  1. How are hurricanes formed?
  2. How and why was Hurricane Katrina able to create so much devastation on New Orleans?
  3. How are hurricanes classified and named?
  4. What can be done to prepare for a hurricane?
  5. What were the effects of Katrina on the residents of New Orleans? What people were most affected, and why?

**Weeks after the Hurricane: The Impact on New Orleans**
**Effects of Hurricane Katrina by Wikipedia**
**Hurricane Basics**
**A tropical cyclone**
**Hurricane Katrina by Wikipedia**
**What's a levee?**
****What's a storm surge?****
**How are hurricanes classified?** **How are hurricanes named?**
Sffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale
Predicting Hurricanes